Letter: Governor talks good game but must do more to promote accountability

We are retired, and our income has been adversely affected by the taxes placed on pensions. We agree with Gov. Rick Snyder's approach from a story that stated in part, "Snyder is continuing a philosophy from fiscal year 2012 that sets 'best practices' that governments and schools must meet to get additional state dollars."

However, we also believe government must be held accountable in laying out a plan showing how the money being taken from our pensions is providing jobs. It is far too easy for our state politicians to sit back, watch the United States economy improve and then take credit for Michigan's improvement because of the additional taxes garnered from pensions.

On Jan. 16, 2012, we sent a letter to Snyder, after his comments at the car show. I did not receive a response, nor have we seen anything showing how he is planning on measuring to measure progress. 0n Feb. 23, 2012, we sent a letter to state Rep. Mike Shirkey voicing the same concerns. That letter has also not been responded to.

We think it is time our politicians also take accountability in measuring how our money is going to show results. Playing "Monday morning quarterback" once the economy rebounds is just not acceptable!